My buddy Tim and I were finally out for a long-awaited overnighter. We decided on a trip to Cone Hut, with a longer first day via Reeves and Tutuwai. It was my first tramp of 2024 and second ever visit to Cone Hut. I’d never done the Reeves Track and knew it passed the ‘new’ geographic centre of New Zealand, marked with a plaque in 2019. The ever-impressive Jim Nimmo swing bridge welcomed us to Tararua Forest Park. We swung left towards Cone Hut and crossed an unmarked creek. The direct track to Cone Hut points right (north-west) straight up…